Wednesday Afterschool Special: Rougned's Redemption

Big Papi meets Brick Papi David Ortiz got to meet his LEGO likeness today when the 6' 7" statue was unveiled for LEGO Day at Fenway Park.  LEGO in sports
Wednesday Afterschool Special: Rougned's Redemption
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Big Papi meets Brick Papi

David Ortiz got to meet his LEGO likeness today when the 6' 7" statue was unveiled for LEGO Day at Fenway Park. 

LEGO in sports

Derek Jeter / Courtesy of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

An original exhibition, <italics>Big Leagues, Little Bricks</italics>, featuring amazing sculptures, portraits and stadium replicas created with LEGO bricks is now open at Louisville Slugger Museum &amp; Factory and runs through Sept. 2. The exhibition showcases renowned artist Sean Kenney, one of only 13 LEGO Certified Professionals in the world. Here are a few of Kenney's pieces, along with other instances of LEGO in Sports.


Joey Votto / Courtesy of Louisville Slugger Museum &amp; Factory
Wrigley Field / Courtesy of Sean Kenney.com and Louisville Slugger Museum &amp; Factory
Cam Newton :: Michael J. LeBrecht II/1Deuce3
Michigan Wolverines fans :: Robin Alam/Icon SMI
Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso Ferrari Formula One Car :: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images
London Olympic Stadium :: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Lucas Oil Stadium :: David J. Phillip/AP
Cowboys Stadium :: Scott Halleran/Getty Images
Andy Murray / AP
Franz Beckenbauer, Diego Maradona, Michel Platini, Johan Crujff, Gerd Mueller, and Pele :: Diether Endlicher/AP
Munich Allianz Arena :: Uwe Lein/AP
Larry O'Brien NBA Championship trophy :: M. David Leeds/NBAE via Getty Images
Dirk Nowitzki :: Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images
Kobe Bryant :: M. David Leeds/NBAE/Getty Images
Jason Kidd :: Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images
Kevin Garnett :: John Gichigi/Getty Images
Allan Houston :: Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images
NHL player :: Robert Laberge/Getty Images/NHLI
Stanley Cup :: Al Bello/AP
Brian McBride :: Jay LaPrete/AP
Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari F300 :: Luca Brunco/AP

Rougned Odor redeems himself

After a costly base-running blunder earlier in the game, Rougned Odor more than made up for it with this walk-off blast. And the folks in the Rangers' dugout were pumped:

The dinger also validated the tough-love teachings of Adrian Beltre, who jokingly slapped Odor earlier in the game for his bad baserunning.

Catch of the year?

Or best pitcher catch ever?

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This guy is psyched to catch a foul ball

Todays Peanuts

(Photo credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)


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